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Welcome to AED!. Meeting 1: Pre-Med 101 9/26/2011 Sign-in up front!. AED Associate Membership. Meetings! Everything a Pre-Med needs to know to succeed Interact with Upperclassmen Princeton/Kaplan Discount Test Bank AED Southland Conference And More!. AED Full Membership.
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Welcome to AED! Meeting 1: Pre-Med 101 9/26/2011 Sign-in up front!
AED Associate Membership • Meetings! • Everything a Pre-Med needs to know to succeed • Interact with Upperclassmen • Princeton/Kaplan Discount • Test Bank • AED Southland Conference • And More!
AED Full Membership • Must have completed at least two semesters of pre-med coursework • Pledge Semester! • Walk-through of Med School Application Process • Social, Philanthropic, and Informational Events • Close interaction with fellow pre-med students
The Timeline Medical School Year 3: MCAT, LOR, Primary App Year 1: Explore Your Options Year 2: Research, Volunteer, GPA Year 4: Secondary App, Interviews
Year 1 – Explore Your Options • Choose your major/minor • Consider non-science majors and minors • Meet with a pre-med advisor • Office of Pre-Health Advisement • http://dornsife.usc.edu/pre-health/ • USC Organizations • Interaxon, JEP, EMSC, PHE, Public Health Brigades, Global Medical Brigades, Trojan Health Volunteers • Clinical Volunteering, Shadowing, Research
HOW TO SUCCEED AS A PREMED • Stay caught up (homework + reading + midterms) • GPA: 3 A’s + 1 B each semester = 3.75 overall • Always seek help when you feel overwhelmed • SI, office hours, Center for Academic Support, fellow AED members • Get to know your professors • Meet with your Pre-Med Advisor(s)
Test Bank Procedure Steps: • Pay your dues! • Go to our website (www.aedusc.org) • Resources tab—let us know if you don’t know the username/password • Submit Course Help request form • Get tests
AED T-Shirts Crew necks and raglans available All shirts are $15 Pay online or in person
AED Tailgate Fight on! Beat the Wildcats! This Saturday, October 1st 9 am on Trousdale Stop by and talk to E-Board, Pledges, and Actives Free food!
Future Meetings • Monday, October 17th at 5:30pm • Course Planning • Thursday, November 17th at 8pm • MCAT, prep classes, extracurricular activities • Rooms for these meetings TBD
What do you hope to get out of associate membership? • Social/philanthropy committees? • Mentorship? • Any ideas?
Questions? http://www.aedusc.org